Mind the gap: Bridging evidence-based witness identification procedures to practice through police training

Research has led to evidence-based eyewitness identification procedures, but empirical research on how to train police officers in such techniques is limited. We tested the effectiveness of the FAIR (Find a suspect, Avoiding bias, Instructing the witness, Record the procedure) eyewitness identificat...

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Main Author: Cecconello, William Weber (Author)
Contributors: Fitzgerald, Ryan J. ; Milne, Rebecca ; Stein, Lilian Milnitsky
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: International journal of police science & management
Year: 2023, Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 157-169
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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